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'''Nathan Curry''' (January 2, 1897 – December 14, 1964) was an American actor. He was a supporting actor in several films featuring African American casts.<ref>{{Cite |
'''Nathan Curry''' (January 2, 1897 – December 14, 1964) was an American actor. He was a supporting actor in several films featuring African American casts.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkoOAQAAMAAJ|title=The Motion Picture Guide|first1=Jay Robert|last1=Nash|first2=Robert|last2=Connelly|first3=Stanley Ralph|last3=Ross|date=October 27, 1985|publisher=Cinebooks|isbn=9780933997004|via=page 651}}</ref> Curry had prominent parts in [[silent films]] but was not given [[screen credit]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Nathan Curry One of Busiest Film Actors |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/201922066 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Courier |date=29 March 1930 |page=16 |id={{ProQuest|201922066}} |language=English}}</ref> He was one of the featured players of Black Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Low|first1=W. Augustus|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q_JySyryCdsC|title=Encyclopedia of Black America|last2=Clift|first2=Virgil A.|date=1981-01-01|publisher=McGraw-Hill|isbn=978-0-07-038834-5|language=en|via=page 573}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=53hRAQAAIAAJ&q=nathan+curry+actor|title=Film History|date=1997|publisher=Taylor & Francis|language=en}}</ref> |
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Before [[Los Angeles]], he lived in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref name=":0"/> He began acting in movies in 1919<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Nathan Curry to Undergo Surgery |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/562112175 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=Los Angeles Sentinel |date=9 December 1948 |page=1 |language=English}}</ref> awith a small part in ''The Leopard Woman''.<ref name=":0"/> He was cast in the film ''[[South Sea Love (1927 film)|South Sea Love]]'' in 1927.<ref>{{cite news |title=Colored Stars Selected For Ince Production |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/201878258 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Courier |date=16 July 1927 |page=A2 |language=English}}</ref> Curry was in charge of 27 actors during the filming of ''[[The Notorious Lady]]'' (1927) at the [[First National Pictures|First National Productions']] studio.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis Stone Gets Excellent Support From Colored Movie Actors |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/226369199 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=The New York Amsterdam News |date=29 December 1926 |page=11 |language=English}}</ref> For the 1929 film, ''[[The Four Feathers (1929 film)|Four Feathers]]'', Curry helped cast and was in charge of the 600 Black actors that took part in the film's battle scenes.<ref name=":0"/> In [[Al Christie|Al Christie's]] [[talkie]], ''[[Music Hath Harms]]'', Curry had a prominent role as Champagne, the [[bandmaster]].<ref name=":0"/> In [[Ernest B. Shoedsack]]'s film, ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', Curry managed 150 actors, including adults and children.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Levette |first1=Harry |title=In Hollywood |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/530996863 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=Afro-American |date=27 May 1933 |page=11}}</ref> |
Before [[Los Angeles]], he lived in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref name=":0"/> He began acting in movies in 1919<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Nathan Curry to Undergo Surgery |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/562112175 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=Los Angeles Sentinel |date=9 December 1948 |page=1 |id={{ProQuest|562112175}} |language=English}}</ref> awith a small part in ''The Leopard Woman''.<ref name=":0"/> He was cast in the film ''[[South Sea Love (1927 film)|South Sea Love]]'' in 1927.<ref>{{cite news |title=Colored Stars Selected For Ince Production |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/201878258 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Courier |date=16 July 1927 |page=A2 |id={{ProQuest|201878258}} |language=English}}</ref> Curry was in charge of 27 actors during the filming of ''[[The Notorious Lady]]'' (1927) at the [[First National Pictures|First National Productions']] studio.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis Stone Gets Excellent Support From Colored Movie Actors |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/226369199 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=The New York Amsterdam News |date=29 December 1926 |page=11 |id={{ProQuest|226369199}} |language=English}}</ref> For the 1929 film, ''[[The Four Feathers (1929 film)|Four Feathers]]'', Curry helped cast and was in charge of the 600 Black actors that took part in the film's battle scenes.<ref name=":0"/> In [[Al Christie|Al Christie's]] [[talkie]], ''[[Music Hath Harms]]'', Curry had a prominent role as Champagne, the [[bandmaster]].<ref name=":0"/> In [[Ernest B. Shoedsack]]'s film, ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', Curry managed 150 actors, including adults and children.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Levette |first1=Harry |title=In Hollywood |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/530996863 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |work=Afro-American |date=27 May 1933 |page=11|id={{ProQuest|530996863}} }}</ref> |
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In 1948, he was an employee of the Los Angeles [[Housing Authority]].<ref name=":1"/> |
In 1948, he was an employee of the Los Angeles [[Housing Authority]].<ref name=":1"/> |
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He was part of the African American community of actors in Hollywood along with [[Maceo Bruce Sheffield]] and others.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Govenar|first=Alan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YNHQlVnpD_sC& |
He was part of the African American community of actors in Hollywood along with [[Maceo Bruce Sheffield]] and others.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Govenar|first=Alan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YNHQlVnpD_sC&q=nathan+curry+actor&pg=PA153|title=Untold Glory: African Americans in Pursuit of Freedom, Opportunity, and Achievement|date=2008-12-10|publisher=Crown|isbn=978-0-307-49241-8|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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*''[[Music Hath Harms]]'' (1929) as Prof. Aleck Champagne |
*''[[Music Hath Harms]]'' (1929) as Prof. Aleck Champagne |
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*''[[The Four Feathers (1929 film)|Four Feathers]]'' (1929)<ref name=":0"/> |
*''[[The Four Feathers (1929 film)|Four Feathers]]'' (1929)<ref name=":0"/> |
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*''[[Tarzan and His Mate]]'' (1934) as Saidi<ref>{{Cite |
*''[[Tarzan and His Mate]]'' (1934) as Saidi<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sYM0DwAAQBAJ&q=nathan+curry+tarzan+and+his+mate&pg=PA28|title=Black Masculinity on Film: Native Sons and White Lies|first=Daniel|last=O'Brien|date=September 6, 2017|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781137593238|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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*''[[Harlem on the Prairie]]'' (1937) as Bart<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nathan Curry|url=https://www.videodetective.com/person/nathan-curry-83529|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Video Detective|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bradley|first=Edwin M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E37pDwAAQBAJ& |
*''[[Harlem on the Prairie]]'' (1937) as Bart<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nathan Curry|url=https://www.videodetective.com/person/nathan-curry-83529|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Video Detective|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bradley|first=Edwin M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E37pDwAAQBAJ&q=nathan+curry+actor&pg=PA122|title=Hollywood Musicals You Missed: Seventy Noteworthy Films from the 1930s|date=2020-06-08|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-7358-5|language=en}}</ref> |
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*''[[Congo Maisie]]'' (1940) as Laemba<ref name=":2"/> |
*''[[Congo Maisie]]'' (1940) as Laemba<ref name=":2"/> |
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*''[[Lucky Ghost]]'' (1942) as Farmer<ref>{{Cite book| |
*''[[Lucky Ghost]]'' (1942) as Farmer<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Institute|first1=American Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRY0QiacQccC&q=nathan+curry+actor&pg=PA1431|title=AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States|last2=Hanson|first2=Patricia King|date=1999|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-21521-4|language=en}}</ref> |
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*''[[Mr. Washington Goes to Town]]'' (1942) as Policeman |
*''[[Mr. Washington Goes to Town]]'' (1942) as Policeman |
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*''Uncle Tom's Cabin''<ref name=":0"/> |
*''Uncle Tom's Cabin''<ref name=":0"/> |
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Revision as of 12:12, 20 July 2021
Nathan Curry (January 2, 1897 – December 14, 1964) was an American actor. He was a supporting actor in several films featuring African American casts.[1] Curry had prominent parts in silent films but was not given screen credit.[2] He was one of the featured players of Black Hollywood.[3][4]
Before Los Angeles, he lived in Houston, Texas.[2] He began acting in movies in 1919[5] awith a small part in The Leopard Woman.[2] He was cast in the film South Sea Love in 1927.[6] Curry was in charge of 27 actors during the filming of The Notorious Lady (1927) at the First National Productions' studio.[7] For the 1929 film, Four Feathers, Curry helped cast and was in charge of the 600 Black actors that took part in the film's battle scenes.[2] In Al Christie's talkie, Music Hath Harms, Curry had a prominent role as Champagne, the bandmaster.[2] In Ernest B. Shoedsack's film, King Kong, Curry managed 150 actors, including adults and children.[8]
In 1948, he was an employee of the Los Angeles Housing Authority.[5]
He was part of the African American community of actors in Hollywood along with Maceo Bruce Sheffield and others.[9]
Filmography
- The Leopard Woman (1920)
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion[2] (1927)
- Topsy and Eva[2] (1927)
- West of Zanzibar[2] (1928)
- Thunderbolt (1929)[10]
- Music Hath Harms (1929) as Prof. Aleck Champagne
- Four Feathers (1929)[2]
- Tarzan and His Mate (1934) as Saidi[11]
- Harlem on the Prairie (1937) as Bart[12][13]
- Congo Maisie (1940) as Laemba[10]
- Lucky Ghost (1942) as Farmer[14]
- Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942) as Policeman
- Uncle Tom's Cabin[2]
- The Missing Link[2]
- One in the Air[2]
- Diamond Handcuff[2]
- Hallelujah[2]
- Hearts in Dixie'[2] (1929)
- Golden Dawn[2]
- Isles of Escape[2]
References
- ^ Nash, Jay Robert; Connelly, Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (October 27, 1985). The Motion Picture Guide. Cinebooks. ISBN 9780933997004 – via page 651.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Nathan Curry One of Busiest Film Actors". The Pittsburgh Courier. 29 March 1930. p. 16. ProQuest 201922066. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Low, W. Augustus; Clift, Virgil A. (1981-01-01). Encyclopedia of Black America. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-038834-5 – via page 573.
- ^ Film History. Taylor & Francis. 1997.
- ^ a b "Nathan Curry to Undergo Surgery". Los Angeles Sentinel. 9 December 1948. p. 1. ProQuest 562112175. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Colored Stars Selected For Ince Production". The Pittsburgh Courier. 16 July 1927. p. A2. ProQuest 201878258. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Lewis Stone Gets Excellent Support From Colored Movie Actors". The New York Amsterdam News. 29 December 1926. p. 11. ProQuest 226369199. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Levette, Harry (27 May 1933). "In Hollywood". Afro-American. p. 11. ProQuest 530996863. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Govenar, Alan (2008-12-10). Untold Glory: African Americans in Pursuit of Freedom, Opportunity, and Achievement. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-49241-8.
- ^ a b Nesteby, James R. (1982). Black Images in American Films, 1896-1954. University Press of America. pp. 52, 127. ISBN 0-8191-2167-3. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ O'Brien, Daniel (September 6, 2017). Black Masculinity on Film: Native Sons and White Lies. Springer. ISBN 9781137593238 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nathan Curry". Video Detective. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ Bradley, Edwin M. (2020-06-08). Hollywood Musicals You Missed: Seventy Noteworthy Films from the 1930s. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7358-5.
- ^ Institute, American Film; Hanson, Patricia King (1999). AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-21521-4.